Silverfish fritters

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Stephen Ceideburg
2Eggs
2tablespoonsMilk
2tablespoonsFlour
Salt and pepper to taste
2tablespoonsParsley, finely chopped
500gramsSilverfish

Directions

Beat 2 eggs well, then add 2 tablespoons milk, 2 tablespoons flour, salt and pepper to taste and 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley. Mix thoroughly. Add 500 g silver fish and stir to coat well.

Heat oil for shallow frying in a frying pan and ladle spoon- fuls of the silverfish mixture into the hot oil. When golden brown underneath, turn and cook the other side of the fritters. Drain on crumpled kitchen paper and serve with lemon.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg

From an article by Meryl Constance in The Sydney Morning Herald, 4/20/93. Courtesy Mark Herron.